newbiejam: for security reason. i dont like the idea of having the same ip address all the time. It's not like i will ever host a server that need a static ip

Having a static IP doesn't make you any less secure that having a dynamic IP. Providing you have security measures in place such as a firewall there is no real difference having a static vs dynamic IP.

even if you didn't have a static ip, you'd have to go through the very manual process of resetting your modem every time you want to change your ip. it's really not a big deal in fact static ip's are a good thing. as said before as long as you have security behind your modem you're fine.

Yeah as gehenna says, every time you connect you get an ip for that entire session (My last session was 6 weeks) so even if you did have a dynamic ip then you would need to restart your ppp session every time you want to change.

if they were serious about blocking you there are other ways than just by IP address. I'd suggest if they are serious they would use a MAC address to identify and block your modem or router. Are you going to change your network card every time you want to change your IP as well? ;)

The flip side of this: My understanding is, and correct me if I am wrong, but Dynamic IP's really came from the days of dialup where the ISP didnt need to have an IP address for every customer because the vast majority of customers only dialup on demand, so you might only have 10% or 20% of your users connected at any one time, so why shell out for more IP's than you need.The vast majority of Broadband customers however are always online, and so the ISP just about needs enough IP's for every customer - so why not give customers a Static IP if they ask for one?

adamj: The flip side of this: My understanding is, and correct me if I am wrong, but Dynamic IP's really came from the days of dialup where the ISP didnt need to have an IP address for every customer because the vast majority of customers only dialup on demand, so you might only have 10% or 20% of your users connected at any one time, so why shell out for more IP's than you need.The vast majority of Broadband customers however are always online, and so the ISP just about needs enough IP's for every customer - so why not give customers a Static IP if they ask for one?

The problem in this case is that, just like the oil in middle east, IPs are running out. The new standard, IPv6, has not reached widespred use yet, so we're stuck with a limited amount of IPv4 addresses to distribute between everyone who is online. Hence why providers try to juggle IPs around between users.

Thanks for the tip of turning off the router. I'm with Orcon and one forum that I use, strangely I can post but when I do, they ban my IP address. I think it's because I criticised the owner for publishing online the email addresses of trolls that joined up. Anyway, when I post, I can't go back using that IP address, I'm running out of places to read the forum. Public library, university and home are all blocked. I thought about using TOR but it fails to work properly on my PC.